Public Speaking Worksheet: Voice Volume and Pace

Public speaking lesson 2: Your voice: volume and pace · Set 299 · 40 questions

Speaker's tip (Back row, steady pace): Volume: louder for a big hall, the playground or a noisy place; softer near a microphone or in a quiet room. Pace: about 120–150 words a minute; slow down for numbers, hard ideas, young listeners and your key message. Helpful habits: belly breathing, speaking to the back row, finishing every word. Unhelpful: mumbling, shouting, rushing, trailing off.

1. 1.True or false: when you are showing how excited the crowd was at a match, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
2. 2.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking into your notes (b) trailing off at the end (c) mumbling (d) finishing every word
3. 3.🔊 You are speaking into a microphone held close to your mouth. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
4. 4.True or false: when you are saying the main message of your speech, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) True (b) False
5. 5.🔊 You are talking to one person beside you in a quiet room. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
6. 6.True or false: when you are giving an important date or number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
7. 7.📢 What does it mean to project your voice? (a) whisper softly (b) shout angrily (c) speak to reach the back (d) speak very fast
8. 8.🔊 You are announcing the team names on Sports Day. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak louder (b) speak softer
9. 9.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking into your notes? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
10. 10.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: sipping water before? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
11. 11.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: rushing through it? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
12. 12.🐇 Nervous speakers often talk too fast. What helps? (a) stop breathing (b) slow down on purpose (c) speed up even more (d) skip the hard parts
13. 13.True or false: when you are telling the thrilling chase in a story, it is better to slow down. (a) True (b) False
14. 14.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: keeping your chin up? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
15. 15.True or false: when you are addressing the whole school on the playground, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
16. 16.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: speaking to the back row? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
17. 17.True or false: when you are announcing the team names on Sports Day, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
18. 18.🐢 You are reading out a phone number. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
19. 19.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) sipping water before (b) trailing off at the end (c) rushing through it (d) speaking into your notes
20. 20.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) shouting every word (b) keeping your chin up (c) sipping water before (d) finishing every word
21. 21.Which of these is an unhelpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) sipping water before (c) breathing from the belly (d) speaking to the back row
22. 22.🔊 You are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
23. 23.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: changing your speed? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
24. 24.⏱️ Which pace is about right for a clear school speech? (a) about 400 words/min (b) about 120–150 words/min (c) about 20 words/min
25. 25.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: mumbling? (a) a helpful voice habit (b) an unhelpful voice habit
26. 26.🗣️ Helpful or unhelpful voice habit: shouting every word? (a) an unhelpful voice habit (b) a helpful voice habit
27. 27.True or false: when you are speaking after the back row says they cannot hear you, you should speak louder. (a) False (b) True
28. 28.🔊 You are speaking near a sleeping baby at home. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
29. 29.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) mumbling (b) finishing every word (c) speaking into your notes (d) covering your mouth
30. 30.🐢 You are explaining a hard new idea. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
31. 31.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) shouting every word (b) mumbling (c) rushing through it (d) keeping your chin up
32. 32.🐢 You are saying the main message of your speech. What should you do with your pace? (a) speed up a little (b) slow down
33. 33.True or false: when you are speaking in a large hall with no microphone, you should speak more softly. (a) False (b) True
34. 34.True or false: when you are speaking in a big hall that echoes, it is better to slow down. (a) False (b) True
35. 35.🔊 You are speaking in a large hall with no microphone. What should you do with your volume? (a) speak softer (b) speak louder
36. 36.True or false: when you are reading out a phone number, it is fine to speed up a little. (a) False (b) True
37. 37.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) speaking to the back row (b) sipping water before (c) mumbling (d) breathing from the belly
38. 38.🐢 You are telling the thrilling chase in a story. What should you do with your pace? (a) slow down (b) speed up a little
39. 39.🔍 Which is the odd one out? (a) sipping water before (b) speaking into your notes (c) finishing every word (d) keeping your chin up
40. 40.Which of these is a helpful voice habit? (a) trailing off at the end (b) speaking into your notes (c) shouting every word (d) speaking to the back row

Free public speaking lessons, practice and worksheets at talentjr.in/public-speaking-for-kids